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March is WATER AND SANITATION MONTH

 

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

President Steve Giddens welcomed Rotarians and guests to the meeting which was held at Wannon Water. He also thanked Judy, Keith, the chef, cook, kitchen staff and cleaner for their involvement in preparing dinner for everyone.  

Letters of appreciation have been received from the Youth Council for contributions to the Youth Awards and from Standing Tall for our generous donation. Rachel and Judy were thanked for their support.

                       

MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Voices for Peace Concert - Thursday 10 March 2016
Karina is vigorously promoting this very worthwhile event which includes some of the acts from the Port Fairy Folk Festival. She has 50 tickets to sell at $30  and has sold 20 so far, which is some way behind other Rotary clubs, so get a ticket to see a great show and at the same time support this worthwhile Rotary fundraiser for Rotary Foundation Peace Scholarships.  
 
Rotary Lights Project - Monday 7 March at the Sherwood Park Campus at TAFE
Doug Maclean said helpers need to be at Sherwood Park Campus of TAFE (Deakin) at 5.30 pm (or before). Everything should be set up ready to go. See Brian Trenery when you arrive and he will allocate what each volunteer is to do.  Doug said Rotarians from Ballarat will be checking what is done as they are interested in running a similar program. There will be a raffle – need to get names and phone numbers.  And don't forget to wear your Rotary shirt.
 
Youth Exchange Student Fund-raiser:  Karla and other inbound students are fund-raising to assist with funding a horse riding program for people with disabilities.  Karla will be selling tickets for $5, which will entitle you to a German treat, a chance of 2 bottles of wines, as well as the draw in the District raffle for flights to Tasmania plus 2 nights accommodation. So if you see Karla selling tickets, just getting the delicious cookies she bakes makes it a worthwhile investment!!!
 
Rotary Tops
Rotary approved tops/vests/shirts are available and can be purchased at Hip Pocket Workwear in Liebig Street.
 
Men’s Health Awareness – April 6 at the Terang Trotting Club
Speakers – David Parkin and Kim Hughes. Bookings are essential. Contact Rotary Central.
 
 
 
VISIT TO WANNON WATER

John Harris, who has worked for Wannon Water for 42 years, provided and extremely interesting commentary and tour of the Wannon Water facilities in Grieve Street.  He remembers Eric Williams being the bank manager involved in funding an upgrade all those years ago.

A brief history: The collecting of water began in 1876, brought up in buckets. 1893 was the next change – sludge  pulled out with wheel barrows.  In 1934 during the depression, the unemployed were used to help to build the Otway North pipeline. By 1976 the South Otway pipeline was built. Water from the Otways does not need pumping – gravity does the job. 1976 – 1984 there were complaints about dirty washing and the taste of the water. In 2004 a new section was built – the DAF (Dissolve Air Floatation) clarifier. We were taken outside and shown this. DAF brings sludge to the top so that it floats off.  John said there are obvious signs of wear and tear in some parts. In the next 5 years an upgrade will be needed. The taste problem was overcome using powder activated carbon. The population has grown so much that plans need to be put in place to deal with future needs. 20 mega-litres are used daily now, but with growth 50 mega-litres will be needed.
 
VOICES FOR PEACE CONCERT - THURSDAY 10 MARCH
JEST JOKIN'


One day a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast on her brunette head.
She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, 'Why are some of your hairs white, Mum?'
Her mother replied, 'Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white.'
The little girl thought about this revelation for a while and then said, 'Mummy, how come ALL of grandma's hairs are white?'

The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture.
'Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, 'There's Jennifer, she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael, He's a doctor.'
A small voice at the back of the room rang out, 'And there's the teacher, she's dead.'

A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of blood in the body. Trying to make the matter clearer, she said, 'Now, class, if I stood on my head, the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the face.'
'Yes,' the class said.
'Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn't run into my feet?'
One little fellow shouted, 'Cause your feet ain't empty?'

The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. A nun made a note and posted it on the apple tray:
'Take only ONE. God is watching.'
Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies.
A child had written a note, 'Take all you want.

God is watching the apples...'